From September 1st – October 4th many Christians around the world participate in the “Season of Creation.” In many Christian churches, the Season of Creation…
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Responding to the Pennsylvania Abuse
When recent news broke about the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children by Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, a handful of individuals in our JustFaith Ministries…
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The Road to Selma and Montgomery
From Dow S. Barton (part of our JustFaith Greenville community) July 17, 2018 This past weekend, my wife and I, and seven JustFaith grads from…
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Soft Radicals
I’ve been reading two books concurrently: Fr. Gregory Boyle’s Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship, which tells stories of his work with…
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Uppsala 1968
Picture it, Uppsala 1968! Fifty years ago, in July 1968, the nascent World Council of Churches (WCC) held its fourth Assembly in Sweden. Under the…
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Maybe Not a Break, but Definitely a Mission!
From the Center for Social Ministry’s blog, Building Bridges, Building Hope – Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 In this weekend’s Gospel reading, the Apostles have been busy witnessing and…
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Declaration of Interdependence
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all…
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Crossing Oceans
The other day, I traveled from Kentucky all the way to Southern Sicily. I took three different planes, then rented a car and drove to…
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Breaking the Rules Effectively
From the Center for Social Ministry’s blog, Building Bridges, Building Hope – Mark 2:23-3:6 In this past weekend’s Gospel reading, we find Jesus in trouble with the…
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Helping Families Become Homeowners
My Front Door (formerly Wyoming Family Home Ownership Program), which was born out of the first JustFaith group (2005-06) in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a non-profit…